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Mon, 12/13/2010 - 07:31 by Prince damin

Washington -- This week in college basketball for USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll ranked teams:

Monday

(5) Kansas State 89, Alcorn State 55.

(22) Washington 94, Portland 72.

Tuesday

(4) Kansas 81, (14) Memphis 68 at New York.

(7) Syracuse 72, (8) Michigan State 58 at New York.

(18) Purdue 76, Valparaiso 58.

Wednesday

(1) Duke 83, Bradley 48.

(3) Pittsburgh 70, Delaware State 42.

(6) Connecticut 78, Fairleigh Dickinson 54.

(11) Missouri 85, Vanderbilt 82 (OT).

(12) Villanova 65, Pennsylvania 53.
(15) San Diego State 77, California 57.

(16) Kentucky 72, (23) Notre Dame 58 at Louisville, Ky.
(17) Illinois 74, Oakland 63.

COL BKB: Purdue 77, North Florida 57

Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:56 by Prince damin

West Lafayette, Ind.-- JaJuan Johnson poured in 25 points and E'Twaun Moore added 21 more Saturday, pacing No. 18 Purdue to a 77-57 victory over North Florida.

Purdue took the lead for good with a 16-4 run early in the first half, during which Johnson hit two jumpers and Moore connected on a pair of 3-pointers for the Boilermakers (9-1) on the way to a 20-8 lead.

Terone Johnson's basket with 1:22 remaining in the first half gave Purdue a 41-21 lead at the break and the Boilermakers cruised from there.

Jerron Granberry donated 14 points for the Ospreys (4-5) and Brad Haugabrook chipped in 12 with four assists.

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COL BKB: Purdue 58, Virginia Tech 55 (OT)

Thu, 12/02/2010 - 11:21 by Prince damin

Blacksburg, Va. -- JaJuan Johnson hit a hook shot with 8 seconds left in regulation Wednesday and No. 18 Purdue held on in overtime to defeat Virginia Tech 58-55.

Johnson's shot at the end of the second half brought about a 51-51 tie and Malcolm Delaney missed a jumper at the buzzer that would have won it for the Hokies. Johnson also put Purdue in front for good with 1:27 to go in overtime with a jumper.

Virginia Tech did not score over the final 1:45 of the extra period.
Johnson scored a season-high 29 points in helping Purdue (6-1) bounce back from a loss to Richmond Saturday.

E'Twaun Moore added 14 for the Boilermakers, who were playing their first road game of the season.

COL BKB: Purdue 58, Virginia Tech 55 (OT)

Thu, 12/02/2010 - 11:21 by Prince damin

Blacksburg, Va. -- JaJuan Johnson hit a hook shot with 8 seconds left in regulation Wednesday and No. 18 Purdue held on in overtime to defeat Virginia Tech 58-55.

Johnson's shot at the end of the second half brought about a 51-51 tie and Malcolm Delaney missed a jumper at the buzzer that would have won it for the Hokies. Johnson also put Purdue in front for good with 1:27 to go in overtime with a jumper.

Virginia Tech did not score over the final 1:45 of the extra period.
Johnson scored a season-high 29 points in helping Purdue (6-1) bounce back from a loss to Richmond Saturday.

E'Twaun Moore added 14 for the Boilermakers, who were playing their first road game of the season.

COL BKB: Purdue 103, Alcorn State 48

Thu, 11/18/2010 - 09:59 by Rakhi

West Lafayette, Ind. -- E'Twaun Moore scored 19 points Wednesday and No. 9 Purdue rode a massive first half to a 103-48 crushing of Alcorn State.

The Boilermakers held the Braves to just five points over the final 11:30 of the opening period and took a 59-17 lead at the break. Purdue won its 20th straight game against non-conference opponents.

Purdue forced 28 turnovers and outrebounded Alcorn State by 24 in running its record to 2-0. The Braves are winless in three games.

John Hart added 16 points for Purdue and both Sandi Marcius and JaJuan Johnson had 12.

Kendrick McDonald was the only player in double figures for Alcorn State with 13.

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COL BKB: Purdue 64, Central Mich. 38

Sun, 11/29/2009 - 10:37 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

West Lafayette, Ind. -- E'Twaun Moore's 15 points Saturday helped sixth-ranked Purdue beat Central Michigan 64-38 in an intra-state tussle.

Purdue, playing its first contest since winning the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands last weekend, led the grinding, defensive game 29-14 at the half, closing it with an 18-9 run.

CMU could not reduce its deficit under double figures in the second half and shot just 28.3 percent for the game with 16 turnovers.

Robbie Hummel had 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Keaton Grant scored 10 points for the Boilermakers (5-0), who sank only 5-of-16 free throws.

Robbie Harman and Jordan Bitzer, CMU's leading scorers, combined to make only 3-of-17 shots.

Waxy substance key to plant health

Sat, 05/23/2009 - 10:59 by Salinder Kumar

West Lafayette, Ind. -- Manipulating a natural waxy substance found in plants allows for easier absorption of beneficial nutrients, a Purdue University scientist in Indiana said.

Botanists have long believed the substance suberin acted as a barrier for the movement of water in plants.

David Salt, a plant molecular physiologist, confirmed the theory by testing a mutant form of the plant Arabidopis, which has twice as much suberin as other varieties of that plant, Purdue said in a release Friday.

"It's been known for a long time that this material exists in the cell, but there's been no genetic proof to show what it does," Salt said. "We now have another tool in our toolbox to manipulate how plants take up water and mineral nutrients."

COL BKB: Purdue 75, Ohio State 50

Sun, 03/01/2009 - 10:48 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

West Lafayette, Ind. -- Robbie Hummel led five Purdue players in double-figure scoring with 17 points Saturday when the No. 16 Boilermakers beat Ohio State, 75-50.

Nemanja Calasan had 14 points and JaJuan Johnson scored 12 for Purdue (22-7, 11-5 Big Ten), which has won five of its last six games.

E'Twaun Moore had 10 rebounds and 11 points, and Keaton Grant scored 10 for Purdue.

Evan Turner led Ohio State (18-9, 8-8) with 14 points before fouling out. Ohio State has lost four of its last five games.

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COL BKB: Purdue 81, Indiana 67

Sun, 02/22/2009 - 20:11 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

West Lafayette, Ind. -- E'Twaun Moore scored 26 points Saturday to lead the 21st-ranked Purdue Boilermakers to an 81-67 win over the Indiana Hoosiers.

Moore hit 10-of-14 from the floor -- including 5-of-6 from 3-point range -- for Purdue (21-6, 10-4 Big Ten), which has won four straight and is only a half game behind Michigan State for the conference lead.

JaJuan Johnson added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Boilermakers.

Verdell Jones had 16 points for the Hoosiers (6-20, 1-13), who continue to set a new team record for losses with every defeat this season. Tom Pritchard had 12 points and eight rebounds in Indiana's fifth straight defeat.

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COL BKB: Purdue 49, Iowa 45

Sun, 02/15/2009 - 14:28 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Iowa City, Iowa -- E'Twaun Moore scored 16 points Saturday to lead the 23rd-ranked Purdue Boilermakers to a 49-45 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Moore added 10 rebounds and JaJuan Johnson had 13 points for the Boilermakers (19-6, 8-4 Big Ten).

Jake Kelly had 19 points for the Hawkeyes (13-13, 3-10), who have lost six of their last seven games. Jarryd Cole picked up 13 points in the loss
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Kelly made a layup with four seconds to play to bring Iowa within 47-45 but Matt Gatens fouled Moore on the inbound pass and Moore made two free throws.

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